The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-28

son and two OF the Burton riders
started for the camp on the NORTH
Platte River. A few miles on the way
Jim discovered that he had left his
cuert at Burton's and told the Other
men that he would lope back Tor il
and overtake them on the divide
Reaching the ranch he searched thu,
bunk.room for the cuert, and ther
went down to the barn to see If it lay
where he had left his saddle over night
Crossing the corral toward the barr
door he was arrested by the sound o.
q woman's voice within the building
Jim was not q carpet-knight, and
would have left hscuert more willingly
than faced one OF Burton's daughters
As he stood hesitating he heard q lit
tie cry OF pain, aud then q mans
voice said sharply: don't be o fool,
nelly" 1t was not old Burton who
spoke; Jim was sure Of that-it must
be one of the "dudes and helistened
If anyone was talking roughly to one
OF those girls
"But you promised, Arthur; yor
promised"
Precisely. And | probably told
you that you were an angel. Men will
use figures OF speech under certain cir.
cumstances. BE sensible, Nelly. |
believe this is all nonsense; but
if you want to make a run for it III
pay your fare east and see that you're
comfortable. But as for marrying
you, | can't do it-not yet, at any
rate. Ii you see fit to make a scandal
you'll be biting your nose of to spite
your face, that's all. I'd be in mess
certainly-but where would you be?'
"And If went east?'
"1f you let me manage my own way
you'll be Mrs. Scranton year from
now and nobody'll know the differ
ence. What's the use OF all this cry.
ing?"
ooh, Arthur am so wretched--"
Jim Mason lett the corral, and spur.
red after the men. He could not face
the poor girl, and he dreaded making
more trouble for her. But all the way
to the mouth OF Crazy Creek he was
wondering what he could do.
\
"Say, Mae" said Jim Mason to the
Hall Circle Cross foreman that night,
81 got to go to town. Wouldn't
leave when you're so rushed on'y
can't help it. kin come out in a
couple o'days."
Mac poked his pipe thoughtfully.
"Well, be as quick as you kin. If the
river don't go down it's going to be q
Job swimming cows. Take one o them
extry horses-your string is kind o,
worked down. Ii you see any men ]
want two'r three-no tenderfeet."
Next night jim was in Cheyenne,
He went to the house Of the Crazy
Creek Cattle Company's general man.
ager and said: "Mr. Gray ! want to
cit hundred doliare right off,"
"Why' jim this is new trick for
you, coming to town in the middle OF
work, and wanting to play faro"
81 had to come IN, Mr.. Gray-and il
amt faro want it for.
81 haven't got that much but I'll see
il my wife has. Can'tyou wait till the
Office is open in the morning."
"Td ruther not; but can borrow it
round town ii you amt got it,"
Mr.. Gray got the money. and told
Jim to sign for it at the company's
Office the next day.
"All right-an you know asked
you to look after my back wages fur
me; there's about six hundred. I'd
like that IN the mornin'."
"Well 60 slow with it Jim. Mac is
talking OF going back East after this
season, and we shall wantyou to take
his place"
II reckon know the brands as well
as most OF 'em. But Mac is material
born cow.man. That rheumatic is a
pesky thing amt it. Aman can't last
no longer than asnowball in hell, ridin
with that in him"
Cattle looking well?'
"Fairish. Range is gettin pretty
crowded. Well, so long"
Goodnight, jim"
From there he went down to Yves
Meyers. The proprietor of the Dia.
mond Palace Saloon was watching
monte game, but assented to Jim's
to "have a bottle o.
wine"
Over the champagne Jim said;
Look here, Yves, want couple o.
men to go out to Mac. Is there any
good hands here?"
+. eyes; there's Tex-he's broke al.
ready-and Heifer Jack; we'll about
get his wages cleaned up tonight. He's
playin' ive-dollar chips"
"All right. Now want you to put
me into a little racket. Yves, on the
quiet. / want to run up agin' busted
preacher-a preacher that wants stuff
pretty bad. Savvyi"
81 don't worry with that brand